What approach to an initial environmental analysis to inform project implementation would be appropriate?
– A reasonable approach to planning management of the Granite Burn area includes two phases: Phase 1: develop, through expert consultation, a list of actions that will immediately reduce the unacceptably high fire risk while maintaining management options for the future. Phase 1 is important because a stand-replacing fire due to inaction in the near term would be a major error. On the other hand, taking any ill-considered actions that might cut off future management options should be avoided. If a more varied approach was taken after the 1973 fire, the present watershed, wildlife, and timber predicament might have been avoided to some degree. Regardless of past decisions, the Granite Burn now represents an investment of nearly a quarter century and millions of public and private dollars. California cannot afford to lose this large forest area while considering the next round of actions. Activities prescribed in phase 1 might include typical pre-fire, pre-attack work, such as reducing f
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